SWAT standoff near San Diego ends in apparent suicide

SAN DIEGO -- A 15-hour standoff between SWAT officers and an armed man inside a home in the suburb of La Mesa ended early Tuesday when the suspect was found dead of an apparent suicide, authorities said.

Several nearby homes were evacuated after a man inside the home, believed to be armed with a rifle, a shotgun and two handguns, fired multiple shots, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.

A woman and three teenagers inside the home had fled after a domestic dispute between the woman and the 47-year-old man, authorities said.